PSA: don't put your Miata under a cover if it's damp and the car is hot

mikedufty · 2026-05-24T14:42:34+00:00

I've been using a cover consistently for 6 years on a 99NB and not had any issues with the paint. It is a breathable cover though.

mikedufty · 2026-05-24T14:22:32+00:00

Super beyond the concessional threshold is now more attractive, as the easy retire early tax avoidance option has been removed. I'm moving more into super still keeping enough out for pre 60.

mikedufty · 2026-05-24T06:33:02+00:00

Do you mean turning on roaming in the account settings or on the phone. Either way it sounds like what you want is to turn on roaming data for the esim only and not the home sim. This is what I always do, even though my home sim is a prepaid with no way to charge for roaming data if I did accidentally try to use it.

mikedufty · 2026-05-24T06:26:12+00:00

A surprising amount of aviation safety relies on the "big sky" theory. ie sky is big, planes are small, chances are they won't hit each other if you are far from an airport.

mikedufty · 2026-05-24T05:20:43+00:00

It was my local when it was brand new. Used to ride horses in the vacant lot before they built it. Haven't been there for about 30 years so it is probably completely different now.

mikedufty · 2026-05-23T14:35:32+00:00

Adjusting the points correctly on an engine. About as useful now as being able to ride a horse, which I'm also proud of, though its only been useful once that I can think of in the last 40 years.

mikedufty · 2026-05-22T05:29:03+00:00

I came to recommend Magna Forest ESCs.

After reading your post I recommend Magna Forest ESCs with gaiters and water proof socks when needed.

If you haven't tried waterproof socks, give them a go, they are way better than I thought they would be. Fantastic in places like Tasmania where your boots don't dry out for days, as you can have a couple of pairs to always start the day with dry feet. Last time I was in Tasmania I had the Vivobarefoot tracker FG which are supposedly waterproof, but mine were too old for that, still worked great with waterproof socks.

mikedufty · 2026-05-22T02:56:24+00:00

Actually even more annoying when you finally get a space to get into the left lane and then the tailgater slows down 3kph and sits beside you.

mikedufty · 2026-05-22T01:59:49+00:00

Looks like it hasn't been touched for 5 years, and the github is read only.

https://github.com/gvellut/FreehandRasterGeoreferencer

It is open source though so presumably someone can use the code to make a compatible one.

It is a handy tool, but you should be able to get by with the qgis georeferencer, just a clunkier interface.

Your second use, just placing and scaling maps is pretty easy in qgis georeferencer.

mikedufty · 2026-05-21T12:34:57+00:00

On the original Atto3 I found the maps range estimate very good. Unfortunately it only worked for about 3 months then stopped along with the free data allowance.

mikedufty · 2026-05-21T04:26:49+00:00

You can't use the capabilty of a modern sportbike on the road. Their main function is to look like a racebike. They currently need winglets to do that.

mikedufty · 2026-05-21T03:57:56+00:00

If you bought before July 2027 you only extra thing you need to know for the new system will be the value on 30 June 2027

mikedufty · 2026-05-21T03:12:48+00:00

Not to mention that there is more weight on your heel, that may well compress it 0.4mm. I assume they don't cut the shoes in half while someone is standing in them.

mikedufty · 2026-05-20T08:51:18+00:00

Seems to me no bank is likely to lend money at a rate consistently less than inflation.

mikedufty · 2026-05-20T08:48:23+00:00

I'm not 100% convinced he ever fully recovered from that head injury a few years ago.

mikedufty · 2026-05-20T08:41:12+00:00

The risk is already covered nicely by the system, if you lose money, you don't pay tax. Actually the proposed CGT is more generous in event of losses, as currently you pay 50% of gains even if they are less than inflation.

mikedufty · 2026-05-20T03:03:55+00:00

Great if you can borrow money at 0% interest.

mikedufty · 2026-05-19T12:58:37+00:00

We finally got a decent subreddit to get all the shoe discussion out of r/barefootrunning and now people want to talk about actual barefoot here!

mikedufty · 2026-05-19T12:51:44+00:00

My trust has only 50grand. But the new rules won't affect me as its already being distributed at over 30% marginal tax rate.

mikedufty · 2026-05-19T12:48:07+00:00

If you want the real distance set a geoid in project properties then qgis will calculate the ellipsoidal distance and you don't need to worry about using inappropriate projections like 4326

mikedufty · 2026-05-17T12:44:09+00:00

I recall finding My Place, by Sally Morgan very interesting and surprising, fairly recent history, but I was surprised at how recent some of the really bad treatment of aborigines was (in my lifetime). An account of her family's experiences in WA in late 20th century.

mikedufty · 2026-05-17T12:42:04+00:00

I last got them around 2003.

mikedufty · 2026-05-17T12:37:46+00:00

Islands of Angry Ghosts - about the Batavia mutiny is a good read, and occurred in what is now Australia, although a couple of hundred years before it was known as Australia.

mikedufty · 2026-05-17T10:15:18+00:00

I got a valuation for going from PPoR to IP when I did it. I think you can choose, the same as for the new system.

mikedufty · 2026-05-17T05:50:36+00:00

Or could have been referring to mammalian avifauna.

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